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Runners participate in the Annual Watermelon Classic

More than 12-hundred runners flooded the streets around Lakeland, Eastover and Ridgewood...

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Updated: 5:42 PM CDT Jul 4, 2014

Runners participate in the Annual Watermelon Classic

More than 12-hundred runners flooded the streets around Lakeland, Eastover and Ridgewood...

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WEBVTT JACKSON THIS MORNING, MEGAN.STEPHANIE -- EVERY YEAR --HUNDREDS OFRUNNERS KICK OFF THE FOURTH WITHA 5-K.16 WAPT'S EMILY ALEXANDER RANALONGSIDE THEM IN THE WATERMELONCLASSIC.RUNNERS ON YOUR MARK, GET READY,THE WATERMELON CLASSIC.A FOURTH OF JULY TRADITION FORJACKSON...RUNNERS MORE THAN 12- HUNDREDRUNNERS FLOODED THE STREETSAROUND LAKELAND, EASTOVER ANDRIDGEWOOD...MAN THIS IS AWESOME. IT WAS ALITTLE HOT, BUT IT COOLED DOWN ALITTLE BIT IN THE MORNING SO ITWAS A GREAT RACE.GOOD JOB, RYAN RYAN HENDERSONFROM MADISON WON THE RACE THISYEARWITH 16 MINUTES 38 SECONDS.I'VE DONE THE RACE ABOUT 5 OR 6TIMES AND THIS IS THE BEST I'VEFINISHED. THIS WAS MY FASTESTTIME. OTHERS... NEEDED A LITTLEHELPLADY FALLS AND MADE NEW FRIENDSALONG THE WAY.CHEERING AS LADY CROSSES FINISHLINE THE 16 WAPT NEWSCREW EVEN PUT A TEAM TOGETHER.I FINISHED 21:42, I DON'T KNOWWHAT PLACE THAT WAS.AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'TTHINK WE HAVE A CHANCE OFWINNING THE RACE, THERE'S ALWAYSTHE COSTUME CONTEST.DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA BEATSUPER GIRL, BUT WE'LL SEE. OFCOURSE -- THE MAIN COURSE AT THEFINISH LINECHOPPING WATERMELON AND IT'S ALLFOR A GOOD CAUSE. PROCEEDS FROMTHIS RACE GO TO BENEFIT THEMISSISSIPPI SPORTS HALL OF FAMEAND MUSEUM.EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE ARE WHATHELP US KEEP THE DOORS OPEN ANDKEEP TELLING THE STORY ABOUTMISSISSIPPIANS LIKE WALTERPAYTON AND JERRY RICE.RUNNING, DANCING, ANDWATERMELONSUPPORTING MISSISSIPPI SPORTS ONAMERICA'S BIRTHDAY. IN JACKSON,EMILYALEXANDER, 16 WAPT NEWS.

Runners participate in the Annual Watermelon Classic

More than 12-hundred runners flooded the streets around Lakeland, Eastover and Ridgewood...